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Plan Manager. Before investing in a 529 plan, consider whether the state where you or your Beneficiary resides has a 529 plan that offers favorable state tax benefits that are available if you invest in that state's 529 plan. C0000005938 Frank Abagnale, Jr.—The Real Story Behind rank Abagnale, Jr. is an expert on fraud, After running away from home at just 16, scams, deception and beating the sys- Abagnale was resourceful and very smart, Ftem. Between the ages of 16 and 21, and he began to figure out ways—none of he forged and cashed $2.5 million worth them legal—to make great sums of money, of bad checks in the United States and 26 more than he ever dreamed. “I’ve always other countries, while successfully passing said that the two reasons for my success himself off as an airline pilot for Pan Am, a were that I was very creative and very ob- doctor, a college professor and a lawyer. He servant,” he says. “I saw things that no one was ultimately caught, as he always knew he paid attention to. I was able to look at things would be, and served time in French, Swed- and figure out ways around them. I think I ish and American prisons. got away with a lot of things because I was Abagnale’s adventures were immortal- an adolescent; I had no fear of being caught. ized, and somewhat fictionalized, in Ste- And like most adolescents, I wasn’t thinking ven Spielberg’s 2002 film Catch Me If You about the consequences.” Can, with Leonardo DiCaprio starring as He was caught and sentenced to jail in the young con man and Tom Hanks playing France, Sweden and, eventually, 12 years in the FBI agent who the US. But after pursued him. The four years he was movie, based on a paroled, on the con- ghost-written auto- dition that he would biography, inspired use his expertise a 2011 Broadway teaching and work- musical of the same ing undercover for name—score by the FBI. Marc Shaiman and Left to right: Merritt David Janes, Frank Abagnale, Jr., It was during one Scott Wittman, Stephen Anthony. of his undercover book by Terrence assignments that McNally, direction by Jack O’Brien and cho- Abagnale met Kelly, the woman who would reography by Jerry Mitchell—which is now become his wife. “She was doing an intern- touring the country. ship at this institution where I was under- It’s easy to understand why great story- cover,” he says. “I met her under this phony tellers have been attracted to this period in name, and started dating her. On my last Abagnale’s life. His capers were colorful, day, I said, ‘I would really like to continue improbable, glamorous, ingenious and excit- to see you, but I have to explain that I’m not ing. With each chase, with each con, there this person, this is not what I do for a liv- was also the element of suspense: Would he ing. I work for the government and I’ve been get away with it? How would he get away here on assignment.’ I broke protocol, which with it? It’s a tale that practically begged to you’re never supposed to do. But she listened be told on screen and on stage. to me, and she literally changed my life. She Abagnale’s life on the lam is the most en- gave me three beautiful children. I am who I tertaining part of his story—but it’s not the am and where I am because of the love of a best part of his story. It may not even be the woman, and the respect three sons have for most remarkable part of his story. What Aba- their father.” gnale has done since leaving behind his life When his obligation to the FBI was com- of crime is both mind-boggling and inspiring. pleted, he became a contract employee, He has used his knowledge as a counterfeiter working as a consultant and teaching at the and scam artist to stop criminals and protect FBI Academy—where one of his students law-abiding citizens, initially working with was his oldest son, now an FBI agent. the FBI—which was part of his parole agree- ment—and then by developing a host of fraud Catch Me If You Can plays the Fisher Theatre May 7–19. prevention programs that are used by more Tickets: Fisher Box Office, ticketmaster.com & than 14,000 financial institutions, corpora- 800-982-2787. Groups (12+): call 313-871-1132 or e-mail tions and law enforcement agencies. [email protected] (subject line: Catch Me). 4 “The best new music on Broadway!”—Variety Catch Me If You Can Publication:JUNKYARD DOG PRODUCTIONS BARBARA and BUDDY FREITAG and MARLEEN and KENNY ALHADEFF Broadway in Detroit program for with LATITUDE LINK JIM and SUSAN BLAIR DEMOS BIZAR ENTERTAINMENT LAND LINE PRODUCTIONS “Memphis” RICHARD WINKLER ALEX AND KATYA LUKIANOV DAVID COPLEY DANCAP PRODUCTIONS INC Run date: 4/9/13–4/21/132 GUYS PRODUCTIONS PATTY BAKER and DAN FRISHWASSER in association with Size: full page fullERIC bleed and MARSI GARDINER LINDA and BILL POTTER BROADWAY ACROSS AMERICA MEMPHIS ORPHEUM GROUP VIJAY and SITA VASHEE APPLES AND ORANGES PRODUCTIONS trim size: 5-3/8”BRIAN x and 8-3/8” BETTY DOVEY JOHN YONOVER and RON YONOVER LORAINE BOYLE/CHASE MISHKIN REMMEL T. DICKINSON/SHADOWCATCHER ENTERTAINMENT JOCKO PRODUCTIONS/SCOTT and KAYLIN UNION bleed: 1/8” present inside margin: 1/4” Proof: 3/7/13; 6:58PM For: Nederlander DetroitBook and Lyrics by Music and Lyrics by (Fisher Theatre JOE& others) DIPIETRO DAV I D BRYA N Based on a concept by Agency: SMZ advertising GEORGE W. GEORGE Design: Frank Bach, Starring Bach & Associates; BRYAN FENKART FELICIA BOSWELL with Phone 313-822-4303,RHETT GEORGE JULIE JOHNSON WILL MANN WILLIAM PARRY HORACE V. ROGERS [email protected] DARIUS BARNES TAMI DAHBURA KELCY GRIFFIN CHRISTOPHER GURR Adrienne Howard TYRONE A. JACKSON DANIEL KERMIDAS KYLE LELAND Michelle Marmolejo JARVIS D. MCKINLEY KENNA MICHELLE MORRIS JILL MORRISON KENT OVERSHOWN AUSTIN OWEN KRISTIN PIRO JERMAINE R. REMBERT JODY REYNARD LINDSAY ROBERTS Naimah Saleem Jack Sippel PETER MATTHEW SMITH DEREK ST. PIERRE Scenic Design Costume Design Lighting Design Sound Design DAVID GALLO PAUL TAZEWELL HOWELL BINKLEY K EN TR AV IS Projection Design Hair & Wig Design Fight Director Casting Associate Director Associate Choreographer DAVID GALLO & CHARLES G. STEVE RANKIN TELSEY + COMPANY ADAM ARIAN EDGAR SHAWN SAGADY LAPOINTE Rachel Hoffman, GODINEAUX CSA Orchestrations Musical Director Dance Arrangements Music Contractor DARYL WATERS & DARRYL ARCHIBALD AUGUST ERIKSMOEN MICHAEL KELLER DAV I D BRYAN General Manager Production Production Management Tour Marketing & Press Tour Booking Agency ALCHEMY Stage Manager JUNIPER STREET ANITA DLONIAK & THE PRODUCTION GROUP ANNA R. PRODUCTIONS, INC. ASSOCIATES, INC. BOOKING GROUP CARL PASBJERG & KALTENBACH MEREDITH BLAIR FRANK SCARDINO Associate Producers EMILY AND AARON ALHADEFF ALISON AND ANDI ALHADEFF RON AND MARJORIE DANZ CYRENA ESPOSITO MATT MURPHY Music Producer/Music Supervisor CHRISTOPHER JAHNKE Choreographer SERGIO TRUJILLO Director CHRISTOPHER ASHLEY This Production of Memphis Originally Co-produced by La Jolla Playhouse, Christopher Ashley, Artistic Director, Michael S. Rosenberg, Managing Director and 5th Avenue Theatre, Seattle, WA, David Armstrong, Producing Artistic Director, Marilynn Sheldon, Managing Director I F YOU WANNA M AKE IT, M AKE IT UP. Originally Produced as a Joint World Premiere at North Shore Music Theatre, Jon Kimbell, Executive Producer and TheatreWorks, Robert Kelley, Artistic Director and Phil Santora, Managing Director Fisher Theatre • May 7–19 Fisher Box Office, ticketmaster.com & 800-982-2787.